How to delete an author name in an Office document (Word, PowerPoint, or Excel)
- Open the document. NOTE: If you want to change the author name in a template, right-click on the template, and select Open to open the template.
- Go to File > Info.
- Right click on the author's name.
- Select Remove Person.
Click File, and then look for Author under Related People on the right. Right-click the author name, and then click Edit Property. Type a new name in the Edit person dialog box.
Change your user name and initials
- Click File > Options.
- In the Options dialog box, change your user name and initials in the Personalize your copy of Microsoft Office section.
Turn tracked changes on or off
- Open the document that you want to edit.
- On the Review tab, under Tracking, select the Track Changes switch to turn on track changes. Tips: Each reviewer's changes are displayed in a different color. If there are more than eight reviewers, Word will reuses colors.
- Open the PDF that you want to edit.
- Click "Documents" from the upper menu and select "Document Properties."
- Click the "Description" tab near the top of the window, if it isn't already open.
- Highlight and delete the name in the "Author" text box.
- Type the new author name in the "Author" text box and click "OK."
If you want to change the last modified date or change the file creation data, press to enable the Modify date and time stamps checkbox. This will enable you to change the created, modified, and accessed timestamps—change these using the options provided.
Make sure that the file you want to rename is not open. Then display either of these dialog boxes, and use one of these methods to switch to rename mode: Right-click the file and click Rename in the context menu. Select the file and then click it again.
To change your name after entering a Zoom meeting, click on the “Participants” button at the top of the Zoom window. Next, hover your mouse over your name in the “Participants” list on the right side of the Zoom window. Click on “Rename”. Enter the name you'd like to appear in the Zoom meeting and click on “OK”.
Renaming your files gives you that chance to look at the file again, whether it is in iPhoto, Windows Media Gallery, wherever. 4) File names are picked up by search engines.
When you rename a file, only the first part of the name of the file is selected, not the file extension (the part after the last .). The extension normally denotes what type of file it is (for example, file. pdf is a PDF document), and you usually do not want to change that.
6ish Basic File Naming Rules of Thumb
- Be descriptive. We no longer live in a world where you can only have a file name that's 8 characters long.
- Be consistent.
- Use lowercase letters only.
- Don't use special characters.
- Use dates in your file names.
- Use version numbers in files you create.
Rename a file
- On your Android device, open Files by Google .
- On the bottom, tap Browse .
- Tap a category or a storage device. You'll see files from that category in a list.
- Next to a file you want to rename, tap the Down arrow . If you don't see the Down arrow , tap List view .
- Tap Rename.
- Enter a new name.
- Tap OK.
In Windows when you select a file and press the F2 key you can instantly rename the file without having to go through the context menu.
Rename a File or FolderIn the desktop, click or tap the File Explorer button on the taskbar. Select the file or folder you want to rename. Click or tap the Rename button on the Home tab. With the name selected, type a new name, or click or tap to position the insertion point, and then edit the name.
Convert to a different file format
- Click Save As…. The Save Image window will pop up.
- In the name field, change the file extension to the file format you want to convert your image to. The file extension is the part of the file name after the period.
- Click Save, and a new file will be saved in the new format.
Change the User Name
- At the top left of the Excel window, click the File tab.
- Click Options, and in the Options window, click the General category.
- Scroll down to the section, "Personalize your copy of Microsoft Office"
- Delete the existing User Name, and type a new entry.
- Click OK.
How to Change Your User Name for Track Changes in Word
- Select the Review tab in the ribbon.
- Select the dialog box launcher in the Tracking group.
- Select the Change User Name button in the Track Changes Options dialog box.
- Change the user name and/or the initials in the Word Options dialog box.
View Document Properties in Excel 2010/2013/2016/2019 Ribbon if you do not have Classic Menu for Office
- Click the File tab and get into backstage view;
- Click the Info button at left bar;
- Then you will view the document properties at the right panel.
To do that, click on Tools, Options and the General tab. Then, in the box next to User name, delete your name and add the label of your choice. When you create the comment box, the colon will remain.
How to change default comment format in Excel?
- Change default comment format.
- Place the cursor on a blank place of the desktop and right click to open context menu and click Personalize.
- Click Window Color button on the bottom of the dialog.
- Then click Advanced appearance settings to enter Window Color and Appearance dialog.
If you need to edit the note, right-click the cell, and then click Edit Comment. If you're using Excel for Office 365, right-click the cell and choose Edit Note. If you need to delete the note, right-click the cell and choose Delete Comment.
Change the default author name
- Click on the File tab in Excel.
- Choose Options from the File menu.
- Select General on the left pane of the Excel Options dialog window.
- Move down to the Personalize your copy of Microsoft Office section.
- Type in the proper name in the field next to User name.
- Click 'OK'.
Click on Word > Preference > User Information, use the desired name and check the box right below the name that says "Always use the name regardless of how I'm signed in Office" and that should work.
How to Remove Metadata from Microsoft Word Files
- Select the File menu tab and then select Info , if necessary.
- Select Check for Issues and then select Inspect Document .
- In the Document Inspector dialog box, check the boxes to inspect for certain data and then click Inspect .
- In the results, select Remove All to remove any found data.
To remove an author on the “Info” screen, right-click on the author's name and select “Remove Person” from the popup menu. You can also use the “Document Panel” to add and remove authors. Click the “Properties” button on the “Info” screen and select “Show Document Panel” from the drop-down menu.
To fix the problem, make sure the affected document is the active document in Word, click File | Options | Trust Center | Trust Center Settings | Privacy Options, clear the "Remove personal information from file properties on save" and click OK twice.
